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Having retired from a long and satisfying career in scientific research, I have now returned to my roots as a writer. This website is all about my books, blogs, short fiction, peer-reviewed scientific publications, and other writings. Please feel free to explore my oeuvre while you're here. You can also read more ABOUT ME, follow me on FACEBOOK, and, if you have comments or questions, CONTACT ME. 

WHAT'S NEW

Two recent entries to my blog on Project Diana:

In 1946, Project Diana made headlines worldwide by bouncing radar waves off the moon; less than a quarter of a century later, two Apollo 11 astronauts actually walked on its surface. In recognition of the 50th anniversary of that second moonshot, I decided to investigate how Project Diana might have helped to pave the way for Apollo 11. Check out my latest blog post, A Tale of Two Moonshots, to find out what I learned, including fears that the moon might be covered with quicksand!

​When King Met Elsa describes my parents' courtship, the start of a love story that ended only with my mother's untimely death in 1965.

COMING SOON

Stories I'm working on: 
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To the Moon and Back: The Human and Scientific Legacy of Project Diana
Now that I've tracked down the King side of the story, I'm addressing the more difficult task of accounting for the Stodola side.

Also in the works: A story on the evolution of Fitkin Hospital, the little local hospital where I and my siblings were born, into the Jersey Shore Medical Center.
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Doomed to Repeat History: The Heartbreaking Saga of the Anti-Vaccination Movement
​Measles, which should have joined smallpox on the short list of diseases that have been completely eradicated from the planet, is now making a comeback, with potentially deadly consequences, thanks almost entirely to inadequate vaccination rates. 

Cindy Pomerleau
author and blogger

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Also: Research Professor Emerita in the University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry, internet addict, fitness enthusiast, bossy big sister, thrifter, good-but-not-great scrabble player, sporadic wikipedia editor, lapsed early musician, incipient cat lady. I love to cook and I love to eat. I am passionate about women's issues, food security, the human right to health and health care, and the environment. I am a foot soldier in the struggle to end the harm caused by tobacco use worldwide.

My family means everything to me. I have been married to Ovide Pomerleau for over fifty years. We have two daughters, two sons-in-law, and two grandchildren. We divide our time between Ann Arbor and Empire, MI.

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My two active blogs appear irregularly - anywhere from every two weeks to up to every two months. I write my entries not on a fixed schedule but when I have both something new to say and the time to carry out the (sometimes extensive) research required. I always learn something new  when preparing my entries - be it about Armstrong's little-known wartime work on FM radar; the Toni doll, perhaps the first attempt to market to women through their children; the ukulele craze of the 1950s (remember Tiny Tim?); or Balto, the sled dog who became a public health hero by delivering a sorely-needed batch of diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, Alaska - so I'm pretty sure you will, too. Click HERE if you'd like to receive an email notice whenever a new entry to one of my blogs is posted.